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The American Civil Liberties Union sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security over restrictions on taking photos and recording video at ports of entry, saying the policy prohibits the public from documenting possible misconduct by authorities.

The agency has chosen to let some acquisition schedules slip, as a solution to constrained budgets. By doing so, CBP increases the likelihood of successful acquisition projects, said an agency executive.

Since March 2010, the device has helped to catch
450 drug traffickers, weapons smugglers and
potential terror suspects. The developers of the
technology are finalists for the 2012 Service to
America Medal.

Not all agencies are using TechStat for IT
projects that are in trouble. In an exclusive
report, Federal News Radio finds agencies are
seeing unexpected benefits in applying the
evaluation tool to programs that are on track.
Treasury used TechStat to figure out how best
to
consolidate three procurement systems.

The Department of Homeland Security's inspector general partnered with both Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel to investigate an increasing number of cases. Leaders of all three reported to a House subcommittee hearing that the collaboration has benefited the investigation process.

Budget pressures and a change in mission leads to
cuts in U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Border
stations in California, Montana, Idaho and Texas
face closures that will affect 48 border patrol
members.